Cage animal-trap.



A. CARI-SON.

GAGE ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1914.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

% & I athyunelg THE NORRIS PETERS Co.. PHOTG-L|THO.. WASHINGTON. D4 C Animal-Traps,

-2 represent the bottom and side walls ;door (3) and 1 ALBERT. CARLSON, or

wALcorT, NO TH DAKOTA.

case anrivrarigriaiirfl he primary object of the invention is to not only cheap provide a trap which will be and simple of construction, but cheap and simple in the manner of assembling. I

Another object ofthe invention is to construct'a trap as above me ing all of the usual outside projecting parts,

ment without disarrangement.

whereby the trap may be packed for ship- To these ends the invention resides in a trap constructed mainly of three parts, one,

of said parts constituting. the bottom, and

sidewalls, and the others of said parts conrelated bottom stituting the doors, which provide'not only the closures for the two ends, but together constitute theentire top closure.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a sideelevation of the trap with a por: tion shown in section. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same on the line 2-2. Fig. 3 isfa view similar toFig. 2 with the door in closed position. Fig. 4c is a top view of the trap showing the relation of the un derlapping portioneof the doors in detail.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 and of the trap which'rnay be constructed of any suitable material, preferably metal. These sidewalls and the bottom of the trap are preferably rigidly related to each other and made-of a single piece of metal.

3 and 4 represent a pair of doors, which will be hereinafter termed the controlled the controlling door (4). These doors are connection near their meeting ends, with the :two side walls 2 of the trap, through means 1 of the transverse pintles 5, preferably ex- I tending through the side '50 proper relation to the doors.

walls, and tying them together and in Each of the doors 3 and 4.- forms a movable end wall to thetrap and together ed to set the trap and hold ntioned, eliminatconstructed to have hinged Specificationof Letters ,Patent. PatgntedMar, 1915; Application filed May 26, 1914. serial No. 841,137.

they form the entire topportion. Theconrolled door 3 is'adapted' to underlap the controlling door 4 between the pintles 5 andestablish'interengaging relation between the doors; By means of the downwardly pro- JGCtlIlg lug 6, of the controlling door, which works in thegcut away portion 'Zlof the CO1]:

trolled door, the doors may beraised to set position-by a cable Shaving one of its ends connected to the lug 6 and its other end passlng through the connectedto a prop 9. The prop 9 is adapt the doors openside wall of the trap and V v 1 by engagement with a trigger 10 and a pros 1 I ection l1 on' th'eside wall of the trap.

spring catch comprising a swelled projection 12 and a resilient embracing clip13 is provided to retain the doors in closed position when the trap has been sprung.

' la designates a bait holder which may be I mounted or attached to the trigger 10. V

IclaimF- 1.*-A,cage animal-trap and side walls, a pair of comprising rigidly doors having hinging connection with the.

sidewalls of the cage, and triggermechanism adapted to hold the doors open; each of said doors forming a movable end wall" to the cage, and said doors together forming the GHtII'BtOP Wall of the cage; said line; of the and theirhinging connectop,

tions comprising transverse pintles near their meeting line; the top-forming portions of the doors having interengaging projections meeting between their pintles, whereby f one door becomes a controlling door and the other a controlled door adapted to be held open by said controlling door.

1 doors meeting on an intermediate transverse 2, A cage animal-trap comprising rigidly related bottom and side walls, a pair ofv connection withthe I p I doors having hlnging side walls of the cage, and trigger mechanism adapted to hold the doors open, each i of said doors forming amovable' end wall j to the cage, and said doorstogether forming the entire top wall-of the cage; said doors meeting on an intermediate trans: verse line of the top, nections comprising their meeting line, the top-forming portions 7 i and their hinging con- I transverse pintlesxnear' of the doors having interengaging projecf V 2 v r v 1,130,667

tions meeting between'their pintles, one door having an extension which underlaps-and slides upon the edge of; the othei door,

controlling door, and the controlled door I being adopted to open independently of the controlling door for 'emptyingthe trap. 10

The foregoing specification signed at-Walcott, N. D. this 5th day of May, 1914.

ALBERT CARLSON. In presence of two Witnesses: I P J. DAHLEN,

RMJHARD N. LEE.

came; ot this pfatent-may be obtained-Korma: cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Iatehts,

Washington, D. G. 

